Approved Standards

After proceedings held in accordance with and pursuant to authority vested in Sections 142, 142.3 and 142.4 of the Labor Code to implement, interpret, or make specific, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, by a majority vote, adopted additions, revisions or deletions to the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Chapter 4.

The following is a list of approved regulations updated monthly. Click on the name of the regulation(s) to access the language in strikeout/underline form and the adoption, approval and effective dates. Strikeout language indicates language deleted from the proposed Title 8 regulation and underlined language indicates language added to the proposed Title 8 regulation.

For more information regarding the development of Occupational Safety and Health regulations, e-mail oshsb@dir.ca.gov.

Sections 1504, 1591, New Appendix A, 1597, 3363, 7016, and New Section 4925.1 Vehicle Exhaust Retrofits (effective March 2, 2012)

Sections 1532.1, 1615.7, 3361, 5042, 5044, 5047, 5049, 5144, 5191, 5198, 5209, and 8355 Federal Final Rule, Standards Completion Project--Phase III (Horcher) (effective January 18, 2012)

Sections 1533, 1541, and 8403 Ventilation Inside Shafts, Culverts, and Pipelines (effective May 31, 2012)

Sections 1610-1619, 1694, 2940, and 6060 Cranes and Derricks (effective July 7, 2011)

Sections 1675, 3276, and 3278 Single-Rail Ladders (effective March 9, 2012)

Shipyard Safety Orders, Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 General Conditions in Shipyard Employment, Federal Final Rule (Horcher) (effective December 13, 2011)

Section 1905 Helicopter Fueling (effective March 24, 2012)

Sections 3276 and 3287 use of Portable Step Ladders (effective January 28, 2012)

Section 4188 Definition of General Purpose Die (effective February 4, 2012)

Section 5155 Airborne Contaminants (effective March 17, 2012)

Click here for past approved regulations (2001 to present)